Clothes drier



April 23, 1940. w, F wo s 2,198,299

CLOTHES DRIER Filed July 19, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 2/ %W00S' INVENTOR.

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W. F. WOODS CLOTHES DRIER Filed July 19, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 W1 fl aods IN VEN TOR.

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Patented Apr. 23, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to clothes racksdesigned for use primarily in drying articles of clothing.

The primary object of the invention is to provide arack of this character which is of the collapsible type, and which may be readily and easily folded into a small and compact article for storing, or extended to its operative position for supporting articles to be dried or aired.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character including racks which may be readily moved to their vertical positions to permit articles to be easily hung thereon, and one wherein the racks may be readily moved to their active or drying positions.

15, A still further object of the invention is to provide pivoted supporting frames over which the clothes line is stretched in such a way as to provide ample drying space between the clothessupporting sections of the line.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it

being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein described, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

. 30 Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a clothes rack constructed in accordance with the invention, and illustrating one of the rack frames as in its vertical position.

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the rack, one of the supporting frames of the rack being shown in its horizontal position and in section.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 33 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the device comprises a main supporting bar indicated by the reference character 5, the bar being shown as substantially wide and formed with openings adjacent to its ends, for the reception of the bolts 45 6 whereby the main supporting bar 5 may be secured to a supporting surface.

The reference character 1 indicates a tubular supporting member which is formed with extensions 8 at its upper and lower ends, the extensions 50 having openings for the reception of the securing screws 8, whereby the tubular supporting member 1 may be secured to the supporting bar 5.

A securing strap indicated by the reference character it! engages the upper end of the tubular M supporting member I and further secures the tubular supporting member l-to the main sup-. porting bar 5. 1

Positioned within the upper end of the tubular supporting member 7, is the rod "l l which has its upper end held within the screw eye l2, so that 5 the rod l i will be free to pivot within the tubular supporting member i. Formed integral with the rod I i, and extended at right angles with respect thereto, is the horizontal rack supporting rod E3 to which the blocks Mare secured, near the outer 10 and inner ends thereof. These blocks provide connecting means between the upstanding brace members that have pins It at their upper ends, the pins 16 providing pivotal connecting means between. the brace rods ii and brace members it, 15

the brace rods ii being shown as formed with eyes to receive the pins iii. A bar indicated at I8 is positioned over the pins l6 and eyes of the brace rods l'i, holding the brace rods securely in position. 20

Pivot pins indicated by the reference character H) are secured to the blocks E i, and extend in horizontal spaced relation with the rack supporting rods it, at opposite sides thereof.

These pivot pins accommodate the hook members 20 which are secured to the side bars of the article supporting frames 2 i, near the inner ends of the frames, the hooks being of such a construction, that they will engage the rack-supporting rod 13, when the frames 21, are in their horizontal or supporting positions, thereby insuring against the frames becoming disconnected from the support.

Near the outer ends. of the frames, are keepers 22 into which the right angled outer ends 23 of the brace rods H, are positioned, the outer ends 23 of the rods ll being shown as exteded at right angles.

The clothes line, which is indicated by the reference character M has one of its ends secured to one of the side bars of the frame, and extends across the fame, whe re it attaches to the opposite side of the frame. I The clothes line is thus extended backand forth between the side bars of the frame, so that the supporting sections of the line will lie in such spaced relation with respect to each other that ample space willbe insured between the articles supported on the line, for drying purposes.

From the foregoing it will be seen that when the drying rack is not in use, the frames may be swung from their horizontal or supporting positions, to their vertical positions, and then swung rearwardly against the supporting wall or surface on which the drying rack is mounted.

When it is desired to use the frames for drying purposes, they are of course swung to their horizontal positions and held in such positions by means of the rods I1.

I claim:

1. In a drying rack, a, vertical tubular support, a vertical bearing rod fitted in the upper end of the tubular support, a supporting rod secured to said vertical bearing rod and extending at right angles with respect thereto, blocks secured to the latter rod, pivot pins extending from the blocks, drying frames, hOOks on said frames and positioned over said pivot pins pivotally mounting said drying frames on the supporting rod, and rods having connection with the rack and having their outer ends connected with the outer. ends of said frames for holding the frames in horizontal positions.

2. In a drying rack, avertical tubular support, a vertical bearing rod fitted in the upper endof the tubular support, a supporting rod secured to the vertical bearing rod and extending at right angles with respect thereto, blocks secured to the latter rod, pivot pins secured to the blocks and extending in parallel spaced relation with the supporting rod, drying frames, hooks on the inner ends of the drying frames, said hooks adapted to be positioned over said pins and held between the pins and supporting rods, and means for supporting the outer ends of the drying frames;

3. In a drying rack, a vertical tubular support, a vertical bearing rod fitted in the upper end of the tubular support and adapted to rotate with respect to the tubular support, a supporting rod secured to the first mentioned rod and extending at right angles with respect thereto, drying frames, hook members secured tothe drying frames, means for removably securing the hook members to said ro.d, said means including blocks carried by the rod and pins secured to the blocks over which the hook members are positioned, and

.rods having their inner ends pivotally connected with the rack, the outer ends of said rods 10eing removably connected with'the free ends of said drying frames for holding said drying frames in horizontal positions.

\ WEBSTER F. WOODS. 

